Fibrinogen promotes early atherosclerotic changes of the carotid artery in young, healthy adults

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1003-1008

  Grebe, Mathias T ^a   Luu, Brigitte ^a   Sedding, Daniel ^a   Heidt, Martin Clemens ^a   Kemkes Matthes, Bettina ^a   Schaefer, Christian Alexander ^b   Tillmanns, Harald H ^a   Gündüz, Dursun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Fibrinogen; Hemostasis; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN A; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN C; THROMBOMODULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 78249290243     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.3715     Document Type: Article

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